TechRadar Verdict Ace Combat 8 is a phenomenal arcade flight sim. You'll feel like Maverick every single time you dodge an enemy missile or manage to take down a rival ace. Where it stumbles is its story, which drags on and attempts to cash dramatic checks that it simply cannot. Pros…
The Ace Combat series has been an enduring hit for the last thirty years, especially among fans of the arcade flight sims. At its best, the series has offered a strong mix of expansive set pieces and refined gameplay, the perfect middle ground between realistic sim and bombastic action. The newest…
Blizzard is banning players who it feels have created highly offensive character names in the World of Warcraft: Forever beta, and warned fans against “testing” the system. While Forever, a new version of World of Warcraft that’s meant to act as a sort of “Classic+” experience, doesn’t launch until…
Earlier this month, Nintendo officially increased the UK price of the Nintendo Switch 2 to £419.99. This change came as part of a worldwide price increase which Nintendo dubbed a "response to various market conditions". Now, however, the Switch 2 is not just back at its original cost – it's…
Top Discussions Bethesda say new underlings Obsidian will retain their "distinct" creative identity, despite no longer being as free to work on their own creatively distinct series "This one is especially bad": Steam game about mistreating ragdolls suffers second bout of mod-based malware this year…
Though being more than two decades old, WoW continues to, well, wow and with the World of Warcraft: Forever release date looming, we’ve got everything to expect in WoW: Forever to get you up to speed, as well as how to join the beta. Of course, WoW isn’t the only MMO in town, and you might want to…
Control wasn't too long a game, but how long is Control Resonant? The sequel takes place on a much larger map, so across the game's many missions, you would expect that to translate to a longer game. But does it? Here's what you need to know about how long it takes to complete Control Resonant. How…
Sumerian PicturesWhen I first watched The Incomer, Louis Paxton’s latest feature starring Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin, and Grant O’Rourke, I had no idea how to describe it to my coworkers. “It’s kind of a comedy, but with major thriller bits, possibly even horror, and there are fantasy…
If you want to build cars to crush zombie hoards threatening total annihilation, then Build and Kill Zombies on Roblox just might be for you. But if you're already one of the 46k regular players and want your car to survive even longer, than you might be in the market for our complete list of codes…
NBCThe year 2008 was a landmark for superheroes. That's when both The Dark Knight and Iron Man hit theaters; the former gave superhero movies an unprecedented level of prestige while the latter launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe which, along with its many would-be imitators, would dominate pop…
One of the best games of 2024, hailing from a major fantastical realm, has just been dropped for free on Nintendo Switch, coming as arguably the best freebie of the year. Nintendo Switch freebies are few and far between, as the Japanese giants have been building on the console's success with new…
Bungie has admitted that extraction shooter Marathon failed at launch because it was too hard to attract a mainstream audience. Marathon was designed as an ultra hardcore PvPvE extraction shooter where repeated death was built into the risk / reward game loop. If you die, you lose all your gear.…
Prepare to be Gobliterated After months of smaller patches, Hytale’s early access phase is getting its inaugural Chapter update, confirmed release date and all. Chapter 1 is out on October 12th, and it’s a bundle of (mostly goblin-related) firsts: chiefly the game’s first "handcrafted" dungeon, a…
Arc Raiders players are gearing up for what is set to be one hell of an update in Frozen Trails. It has already been promised as the answer to a lot of Arc Raiders' current issues, but now we also know it's way bigger than any of us expected it to be, with new weapons, gadgets, and arcs. But I'm…
Silent Hill: Townfall came out yesterday and for you Silent Hill fanatics who just can’t get enough of this spooky instalment set in '90s Scotland, you might be wondering if the game has New Game Plus. With so many different endings to unlock, it’s easy to sink hours in order to uncover absolutely…
A new PlayStation Portal software update has been released The update introduces a new 80% default charging limit to ensure the device's long-term battery health Players can increase the limit manually, but Sony advises against it Sony has rolled out a new PlayStation Portal software update to…
Listen—I like The Blood of Dawnwalker, I've had a pretty good time with it thus far, but by far its most interesting mechanic from the preview I played, the time limit, is by far the least impactful element of the full game. It's still kinda there, you still kinda need to keep an eye on it, but…
The next Halo game from Halo Studios was reportedly still years away from launch before Microsoft canceled it this week. Microsoft continued its Xbox "reset" this week by gutting Halo Studios, leaving a skeleton crew to manage existing games in the series, and handing the Halo franchise to Call of…
If you're somehow not using cheats in The Sims 4, then we applaud you, but for the rest of us, we've got the full list of The Sims 4 cheats and how to use them. If you're just wanting a quick glance at the big hitters, we've got a shortlist of the best Sims 4 cheats. As there have been oodles of…
Amazon PrimeAfter this year’s successes, it’s clear Hollywood will be making more video game movies for quite some time. With The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Iron Lung, and now Resident Evil soaring to box office profits, the name recognition that comes with iconic game franchises is starting to look…
Six years on from the launch of the PlayStation 5, the arrival of the next generation nears - and in fact, it looks a lot closer than many originally thought. The PlayStation 6 will launch in November 2027, according to a new claim by hardware leaker KeplerL2, meaning there’s just over one year…
It's that time again. Time to redeem your pre-order bonuses in EA's latest footy sim. Depending on what edition of the game you picked up, there are a lot of FC 27 pre-order bonuses to enjoy, so you don't want to miss out on redeeming them! Below, you'll find out how to redeem FC 27 pre-order…
Been looking to get some Pokémon TCG sets at MSRP? Well, the chance doesn't come around very often. If you're fast enough, you can bag some fresh restocks of the latest expansions from Target today (September 25), as the major US retailer is going through a fresh batch of stock online. That…
If you're not happy with Dylan's drab get-up, then you might be on the hunt for some Control Resonant codes. You won't find these on the map or in any mission – they're instead coming straight from the developer, and reward you with new outfits for Dylan. So, for a look at all the codes we have…